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中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
习近平贺信肯定中新社坚持为侨服务 引海外侨胞热议****** 中新社北京9月26日电 (记者 冉文娟)七秩芳华，中新社向海外侨胞发出了一封封及时、温暖的“家书”；岁月更替，中新社以侨为桥，搭建中国与世界沟通的桥梁。 9月23日，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平致信祝贺中国新闻社建社70周年。连日来，贺信在海外华侨华人中引发热烈反响。 习近平在贺信中肯定中新社建社70年来“坚持为侨服务”。对此，旅居匈牙利30多年的中东欧中医药学会会长陈震深有感触，他称中新社是陪伴自己海外生活的“老朋友”。 “早年间信息相对匮乏，在海外获取祖(籍)国的准确消息不易。中新社的新闻报道让我们及时了解中国最新动态，打开了一扇窗。”陈震说，这些年中新社的新闻产品越来越丰富，但“为侨服务”的初心不改，始终关注着华侨华人的生存境遇，为侨胞权益发声，建设“精神家园”。 “尤其是新冠疫情发生以来，中新社多次报道侨胞抗击疫情、同舟共济的故事，为华侨华人在住在国抗疫注入正能量，带来信心和力量。”陈震说。 “多年来中新社是我在美国关注最多的媒体之一，每每看到中新社报道，都会有一种特别的亲切感。”美国犹他州韦伯州立大学终身教授乐桃文说，不论是向纸媒提供文图稿件，还是拓展网络报道，再到近些年的微信公众号等新媒体平台，中新社的新闻产品都令人印象深刻。 乐桃文说：“几十年来，中新社一直关注着侨胞，心贴着侨胞，团结、服务侨胞，深受大家喜爱与推崇。” 习近平肯定中新社为“讲好中国故事、传播好中国声音”发挥了积极作用，并希望中新社为“推动中外文明交流、民心相通作出新的更大贡献”。 “中新社的报道展现了伦敦唐人街的繁荣发展，提升了在英华侨华人形象，促进了中英两国友好交流。”英国伦敦华埠商会主席邓柱廷说，中新社以多种方式关注和报道一年一度的伦敦华埠新春庆典，提升了活动影响力，也加深了英国民众对中华文化的了解和喜爱。 他表示，伦敦华埠商会未来将继续发挥好桥梁和纽带作用，传播中华文化，推动中英两国人文交流，“诚挚希望能和中新社一起努力，为两国友好注入更多正能量”。 “中新社的报道平实、接地气，在海外读到尤其亲切。”韩中文化友好协会会长曲欢说，期待中新社未来挖掘更多韩中两国友好交流的故事，增进彼此了解，推动两国民众情感共鸣，心灵相通。 在当前百年变局的新形势下，海外华侨华人作为跨文化人群，其桥梁纽带作用进一步凸显。澳大利亚澳华文联主席、悉尼华星艺术团团长余俊武致力于推动中华文化的本土化传播，艺术团创作的许多文艺作品在中新社旗下的“侨宝”客户端平台展示，得到了广泛的传播。 他说，“中新社搭建的平台，助力我们更好地传播中华文化，也鼓励我们探索创新，深挖中华文化经典中与时俱进的创新价值，推出更多优秀作品服务当地。”(完) （文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎） [责编：天天中] 阅读剩余全文（）  视觉焦点
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